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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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